Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_9922.JPG-10-05-2021
Flower name (scientific): Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Common Groundsel
Family name (common): Aster
Family name (scientific): Asteraceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 0
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Panicle
Plant description:
     Size: 6 to 20 inches ( 15. to 51. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed
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     Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to oblanceolate (FNA), pinnatifid (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): May to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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